[net.ai] towards better documentation

graham@convex.UUCP (03/18/86)

Toward better documentation:

Graham's law: The manual is useless.
Corollaries:
  1. It's not in the manual.
  2. If it is in the manual, you can't find it.
  3. If you find it, it's wrong.

I am interested in creating an expert system to serve as on-line documentation.
The intent is to abrogate the above law and corollaries.  Does anyone know of
such a system or any effort(s) to produce one?

I am an AI novice.  This system is to serve as my introduction to the field.
What referecnes should I read to get started on this?   What approach would
you recommend?

Marv Graham; Convex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!convex!graham